"You squealed like 'Dite does when she finds something cute!" Artemis says snickering as she teased her brother again, two years later in a Council Meeting while almost everyone else around them was yelling at each other.
"I did not!" Apollo said defensively as he pouted at his twin who snickered harder. Ever since she blood adopted and named Pleione, Apollo had been coming around more and more to spend time with his niece...and by extent his children and sister...now the two were as close as they were back before they left their little island of Delios where their mother was imprisoned.
"You did too! The birds flew off you squealed so loud!" Artemis said nearly giggling...if only for that fact that she does NOT giggle at all. Anyone who says differently usually ended up with arrows in very painful places.
"Did not! I think they were merely startled at the revelation that you have a-" Apollo was cut off by Artemis covering his mouth with her hand and looking around frantically but discreetly.
"Ex-nay on that. They don't know remember? Can you imagine how Father will react when he finds out? I still have to tell Mother..." Artemis whispered frantically to her twin who blinked before his eyes widened. Funnily enough the two whispering, as well as Artemis touching Apollo for some reason other than to hit him gained most of the Gods and Goddesses attention more than their friendly bickering had.
"You still haven't told mom? What are you waiting for!? The longer you wait the more trouble you'll be in!" Apollo whispered back shocked, neither twin noticing the others go quiet to listen in on the twins who weren't fighting for once.
"I wanted to wait until she was older to introduce her to mom. You know how mom gets around little kids, especially ones related to her directly." Artemis retorted quietly and causing Apollo to wince slightly. Yeah he knew all too well but the point remained...
"The girl is three now. You know that mom will flay you alive if you don't introduce the kid to her before her fifth birthday!" Apollo whispered back and causing Artemis to wince, while she may have her dad wrapped around her pinkie she was a total mama's girl alongside her brother...apparently it was genetic since Zoe was wrapped around little Pleione's pinkie as well as most of the Hunt...but Pleione was a complete mama's girl.
"I'll introduce her to Pleione on mom's coming birthday. Think she'll enjoy that gift?" Artemis asked quirking a small grin that showed she was indeed Apollo's twin and Hermes' half-sister. Not many outside of her Hunters, mother, and twin knew it...but the Goddess of the Hunt was actually very mischievous when away from the others.
"Sister if it weren't because you act so uptight around almost everyone but me...I'd ask you to go pranking with Hermes and I." Apollo muttered staring at his sister in disbelief and slight awe. Her pranking streak and ability to get away with any prank still amazed him. Even if she were caught at the scene of the prank, no one believed it was her since she had such a stern reputation.
"Target one of the ever so many arrogant males around here and I'll help even if I'm around Hermes. You two start flirting with girls in front of me though and I'll pull a mom on you." Artemis said immediately causing Apollo to grin widely even though he shuddered at the thought of his sister channeling their mom. As if his beloved twin wasn't scary enough as it is...
"I'll have to explain the threat to Hermes but you have a deal sis!" Apollo said hugging his sister who gave a startled laugh before struggling to get away playfully as the Gods and Goddesses gaped at the two.
"Let me go you overgrown ball of gas! I have a reputation to maintain!" Artemis said smiling as she struggled against her brother who pouted but released her.
"Don't worry brother...I'll give you a cookie when we get back to the Hunt." Artemis said giving her brother a fond smile and roll of the eyes while he perked up at the thought of one of his sisters cookies. If you thought Hestia was a good cook you had never tasted Artemis's food. Apollo often told his sister that she should have the domain of 'Godly Cook' added to her already full load of domains...Artemis would blush and scowl while threatening to smack her brother.
"Cookie?" Apollo asked with a wide eyed puppy dog look that didn't look quite right on his eighteen year old form.
"Apollo that's not how you do the puppy dog pout. A good attempt for the age your body is but you need a younger body to make it more effective." Artemis said rolling her eyes and causing Apollo to pout.
"Let's see you do it then." Apollo challenged making Artemis smirk slightly at him.
"You will once Father figures out that I have a daughter and jumps to conclusions...again." Artemis said causing everyone to blink once...twice...
"WHAT?!" Zeus yelled wide eyed and causing the twins to jump, looking at him with matching surprised and alarmed looks on their face.
"What's the problem father?" Artemis asked looking around and noticing everyone gaping at her and her twin...well everyone else was gaping. Aphrodite was bouncing in her throne trying her best not to squeal. She lasted for another few seconds before squealing loudly and darting across the room to hug Artemis who looked wide eyed, kind of like a deer in the headlights of a car, as she let the Love Goddess hug her.
"Finally! You slipped up and revealed it! Does this mean I get to meet her now?! Please? I promise not to play with her love life! Well not too much but if I do I can promise that they'll truly love her!" Aphrodite nearly begged as she hugged Artemis tightly while the Moon Goddess blinked for a minute longer before hesitantly giving Aphrodite a brief hug in response. The two of them were great friends shortly after Aphrodite was made a goddess but after a few centuries the Love Goddess began sleeping around which caused them to get into some arguments... maybe now they could go back to being friendly again.
"Um...Who are you talking about wanting to meet Aphro?" Artemis asked using her one of her old nicknames for the Love Goddess who beamed at the use of the nickname, she had missed her silver wearing friend. Aphrodite's response caused both Apollo and Artemis to tense.
"You're lovely little daughter of course! I've known about her from the beginning but waited until you revealed it to ask about meeting her! I can feel the maternal love you have for her after all...and the not so maternal love you have for your daughters 'daddy'."
